2025-04-30 Punchestown 15:05
Punchestown

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final

Distance: 2m3f58y

Going: Yielding

Prize: €44,250

Runners: 15

Winning time: 4m 48.70s (slow by 21.10s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

15 Thisistheway

J:John Shinnick(5) T:Yvonne Latta

Age:6 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:116 SP:9/1

Towards rear - steady headway on outer from 3 out - prominent going best 2 out - led before last - kept on well run-in - ridden out(tchd 8/1)

2 1¼

9 Littlefoot

J:Liam McKenna(5) T:M A Molloy

Age:7 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:108 SP:80/1

In rear - midfield after 4th - in touch with leaders 3 out - bit short of room on turn after 2 out - hung left but rallied and went second before last - kept on well towards finish(op 100/1 tchd 125/1)

3 3 4¼

8 Coral River

J:Danny Mullins T:Thomas Mullins

Age:6 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:123 SP:6/1

Midfield - towards rear when switched left after 3 out - headway on outer from 2 out - switched right before last - kept on run-in - went third towards finish(op 8/1)

4 ½ 4¾

11 Scotcantou

J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:119 SP:14/1

Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 2 out - went third before last - kept on but no extra and lost third towards finish(op 16/1)

5 1¼ 6

10 Rockymountainbleu

J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell

Age:7 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:122 SP:18/1

In rear - headway 3 out - in touch with leaders after 2 out - kept on but no extra run-in(op 12/1 tchd 20/1)

6 2¼ 8¼

13 Keep Kool Coko

J:Cian Quirke(3) T:Andrew Slattery

Age:5 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:106 SP:40/1

In rear - headway before 2 out - outpaced after 2 out - switched left and rallied before last - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 50/1)

7 5½ 13¾

3 A Tipp For Gold

J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Declan Queally

Age:6 Weight:11st 8lbs

OR:124 SP:12/1

Led - clear 2nd - reduced lead then hit 3 out - soon joined - led again after 2 out - headed and weakened before last(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)

8 2¾ 16½

16 Mi Lucky Cailin

J:Tom Harney(7) T:William J McLernon

Age:7 Weight:10st 8lbs

OR:105 SP:14/1

Ran in snatches - in rear - some headway when hit 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - kept on but no impression before last(op 28/1)

9 13 29½

12 Ellis Mor

J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins

Age:5 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:- SP:22/1

In rear - outpaced after 3 out - weakened before last(op 28/1)

10 3¾ 33¼

5 Kish Bank

J:James Smith(5) T:Gordon Elliott

Age:6 Weight:11st 8lbs

OR:123 SP:11/2

Prominent - chased clear leader 2nd - headway and disputed lead 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 6/1 tchd 13/2)

11 4¾ 38

7 Champagne Jury

J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:Gavin Cromwell

Age:6 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP:7/2F

Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - in touch with leaders after 5th - disputing third 2 out - soon weakened(op 3/1)

12 2 40

14 Happy Me

J:Jonathan Burke T:W J Burke

Age:5 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:107 SP:50/1

In rear throughout(tchd 33/1 and tchd 66/1)

4 Downmexicoway

J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:6 Weight:11st 8lbs

OR:133 SP:9/2

In touch with leaders - lost position 7th - lost position before 7th - soon struggling - pulled up before 2 out(op 4/1)

1 Millforce

J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:132 SP:11/1

In touch with leaders - disputing third 3 out - weakened quickly 2 out - pulled up before last(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)

6 Scalpnagoon

J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott

Age:5 Weight:11st 8lbs

OR:126 SP:22/1

In touch with leaders - disputing third 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - pulled up after 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 20/1)

One And Only

J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:102 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €10

Tote place: €3 €22.40 €2.40

Exacta: €756.50

Trifecta: €1888.20

Tricast: €4659.96

CSF: €619.63